ShortVidsBlocker vs Ultimate Media Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortVidsBlocker
This tool helps you avoid distracting short-form video content on popular social platforms. It works by blocking these videos directly within your web browser, allowing for a more focused browsing experience.
- Block YouTube Shorts
- Block Instagram Reels
- Works in Safari
- Focus on content
- Browser extension
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Allows the user to block short form videos from YouTube and Instagram in Safari
Ultimate Media Player
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Ultimate Media Player plays the media you already own. Point it at your own Jellyfin or Plex server, or an SMB, FTP or WebDAV share, and it builds a browsable library with artwork, cast, ratings and subtitles — with resume positions that follow you between your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Ultimate Media Player includes no content of its own and streams nothing from us. Everything you watch comes from a server or share that you control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ultimate Media Player at every 3 weeks against ShortVidsBlocker's every 4 months. ShortVidsBlocker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShortVidsBlocker ships an update every 4 months, Ultimate Media Player every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortVidsBlocker | Ultimate Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Bertolini | vishal singh |
In-app purchases
ShortVidsBlocker
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Media Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
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